An Examination of Smirke’s 14
Number 1: The Buried
- associated with the fear of being trapped without enough space, claustrophobia, small spaces, being buried alive, and being unable to breath.
- also connected to the underground, dust, being at the center of everything and it’s all pushing down.
- also known as the center, choke, forever deep, below creation, too close, and cannot breath.
- manifests as deep water, dirt or earth, tight spaces, caves, and debt or financial issues.
- the coffin, also known as the pit, is a well known artifact of the buried. When it rains, screams and moans can be heard from the coffin.
- the buried is also associated with dehumanization.
- rain, water, and mud are often seen as the worsening triggers to the victims of the buried.
- the ritual of the buried is called the sunken sky.
